Mermaid Dawg by Fad3Walker

Format: Commander

Commander: Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful and Thrasios, Triton Hero

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 82

Deck overview

This Bant Commander deck combines the rapid card advantage of Thrasios, Triton Hero with the low-curve legendary utility of Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful to execute a fast, resilient infinite-mana combo strategy. Operating at a competitive power ceiling, the primary game plan aims to assemble infinite mana by Turn 3 using Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy alongside Basalt Monolith, or through an Isochron Scepter imprinted with Dramatic Reversal. Once infinite mana is generated, Thrasios draws the entire library from the command zone, culminating in a same-turn table kill via Walking Ballista or a massive Finale of Devastation. The deck is heavily fortified with format-ceiling fast mana such as Mox Diamond, Chrome Mox, and Mana Vault, allowing it to outpace opponents' curves. Robust silence effects like Grand Abolisher and Voice of Victory shield combo turns, while efficient free counterspells like Force of Will and proactive stax pieces like Deafening Silence disrupt opposing threats and ensure consistent victory.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Amphibian Downpour
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Biomancer's Familiar
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Circular Logic
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Cloud of Faeries
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterbalance
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
  • 1 Deserted Temple
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Eldritch Evolution
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flare of Denial
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mockingbird
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Oboro Breezecaller
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Paradise Mantle
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Springheart Nantuko
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swift Reconfiguration
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thrasios, Triton Hero
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Willowrush Verge
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful